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Pyrrhus

/ˈpɪrəs/
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Definitions of Pyrrhus
  1. noun
    king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC)
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    Rex, king, male monarch
    a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
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